Cassini satellite to crash into Saturn Friday Sept 15th

September 11, 2017

The Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting Saturn for the past 13 years, is running low on fuel. Scientists have directed it to crash into Saturn so they can control its final moments. Cassini will fall with its antenna facing away from the planet, and continue sending data to scientists as long as it can on its path towards Saturn. Prior to its final plummet Cassini will send its most recent collection of images to the Earth. NASA will be streaming these images as they arrive.